OUR MISSION

1- ... that no pet owner be forced to choose inadequate treatment or euthanasia for their animal because of inability to pay for emergency medical care.
2- ... that people who receive financial help for a veterinary emergency be given the opportunity to return their gift by becoming mentors, by volunteering for VEFM, or by supporting the VEFM fund financially.
3- ... that it is the responsibility of both the local pet-owning and veterinary communities to make emergency care available--that this is not a national responsibility but a grass-roots responsibility.
4-... that the vision of VEFM will extend to communities all across the United States, possibly even the world.

Monday, September 7, 2009

A Very Sad Story

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An awful story has inspired us to start a new monthly feature of VEFM--called "Watch Out!"--"Preventable Emergencies". A few days ago, a young woman came into the vet clinic, sobbing. It was only 70 degrees, so she left her dog in the car & ran into the hospital to visit a friend. She had cracked the windows & did not think she was inside long. When she came back, her beautiful black Lab was dead from heat stroke.

This was a person who had always been a very responsible. She would never have intentionally taken that kind of risk, because she loved her dog. One can only assume that she did not realize how long her visit lasted. Apparently, she was inside at least an hour--more than enough time for the temperature in the car to have been lethal. Now, she will have to live with this awful knowledge that she killed her dog in a terrible way. To me, the lesson to be learned, is DON'T TAKE A CHANCE. It's so easy to get distracted and forget how long you have been talking.
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CATS ONLY:

http://www.fveap.org/sys-tmpl/door/ --Calif. only; cats only;

http://www.catsincrisis.org/ --Cats only;

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DOGS ONLY:

http://www.labradorlifeline.org/ --Labs only

http://www.doberman911.org/index.html --Dobermans only

http://www.pbrc.net/fund/financial.html --Pit Bulls only
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http://www.uan.org/index.cfm?navid=28http://www.pawssf.org/client_overview.html --Senior citizens only; San Francisco only;

http://www.help-a-pet.org/apply.htmlhttp://www.aahahelpingpets.org/http://www.petsamaritan.org/Medical/http://www.browndogfoundation.org/home --Tenn. only

http://www.myjakebrady.com/memorial_fund.shtmlhttp://www.saveuspets.org/about_saveuspets/info_pet_owners.html --N.J. only;

http://www.thepetfund.com/http://www.actorsandothers.com/emergencyhelp.html --Greater Los Angeles area only

http://www.ashleyfund.org/index.html --N. Carolina only

http://www.nysave.org/about.html --NYC only (5 boroughs)

http://www.bearenfoundation.org/funding.htm --Lane county, Oregon only

http://www.pgaa.com/animalhelp.html -- list of agencies that help injured animals

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